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I have a few queries before getting a Bubba.
(Actually, I am pondering the choice between
a Bubba and a mini-ITX
<http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=27#m61g>.

1) For various reasons, I would prefer to run Fedora.
Is that possible?
(I'm not clear to what extent, if any, the OS is built-in.)

2) I didn't see any list on the product page
of input/output sockets.
How many USB sockets are there?
I take it there is an ethernet socket.
What other sockets are there?

3) Is anyone using a Bubba with a flash disk?
Is there any problem with this?

Hello gayleard,

1)
I'm sure you can compile and get Fedora to run on the Bubba hardware if you want to, but it kind of takes the whole point of the Bubba product away.
What you pay for is a system that comes preinstalled, preconfigured and ready to use out of the box. It contains standard Debian software packages, but also custom written software packages. Basically it offers more functionality out of the box than most other similar products, but it still allows you to customize it in nearly any way you choose, without the manufacturer pointing their finger at you and telling you that you are misusing the product and voiding your warranty.

2)
There is one USB A, and one USB B socket on the chassis apart from the Ethernet socket. As far as I'm aware, there is currently no implementation of the USB B socket, but there is no problem using a USB hub on the single USB A socket. I have a printer, a USB harddrive and a memory stick attached to my Bubba via a powered USB hub.

3)
I'm not sure about the Solid State IDE disks that are now becoming available on the market, but previous flash based storage has been unsuitable as a main storage for Bubba and other Linux systems because they will suffer from too many disk writes, and eventually die. The OS would have to be reconfigured to keep it from writing to the storage as often as it is in it's nature to do (log files etc).

Regards,

Cheeseboy